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2015 | 2016
Utah State Aggies (MWC Mountain)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 6-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.8 (0.8) | S&P+ Rk: 46 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 3-Sep | Southern Utah | N/A | 12-9 | W | 35% | -3.2 | 13% | 1% | 75% |
| 11-Sep | at Utah | 27 | 14-24 | L | 30% | -4.1 | 87% | 72% | 37% |
| 19-Sep | at Washington | 12 | 17-31 | L | 2% | -17.0 | 59% | 34% | 44% |
| 3-Oct | Colorado State | 81 | 33-18 | W | 97% | 15.6 | 93% | 70% | 87% |
| 10-Oct | at Fresno State | 100 | 56-14 | W | 100% | 36.8 | 82% | 86% | 86% |
| 16-Oct | Boise State | 41 | 52-26 | W | 100% | 28.5 | 94% | 81% | 98% |
| 23-Oct | at San Diego State | 45 | 14-48 | L | 0% | -24.2 | 27% | 38% | 32% |
| 30-Oct | Wyoming | 114 | 58-27 | W | 100% | 22.8 | 67% | 98% | 26% |
| 7-Nov | at New Mexico | 101 | 13-14 | L | 90% | 10.2 | 67% | 36% | 94% |
| 14-Nov | at Air Force | 52 | 28-35 | L | 17% | -7.8 | 39% | 72% | 23% |
| 21-Nov | Nevada | 99 | 31-27 | W | 37% | -2.7 | 30% | 16% | 72% |
| 28-Nov | BYU | 38 | 28-51 | L | 14% | -8.6 | 32% | 47% | 52% |
| 22-Dec | vs. Akron | 80 | 21-23 | L | 58% | 1.7 | 57% | 54% | 68% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 29.1 | 63 | 21.8 | 26 |
| Points Per Game | 29.0 | 64 | 26.7 | 61 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.31 | 39 | 1.22 | 51 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 38.4% | 102 | 36.4% | 20 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 32.5 | 17 | 29.6 | 63 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.77 | 67 | 5.34 | 120 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -4.38 | 105 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +0.53 |
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| ACTUAL | -3 | 88 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 98.4 | 80 | 121.2 | 11 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 38.8% | 104 | 37.0% | 20 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.12 | 39 | 1.01 | 40 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 102.4 | 62 | 111 | 29 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 37.7% | 84 | 32.8% | 10 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 60.5% | 102 | 66.1% | 68 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 24.3% | 116 | 20.3% | 59 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Devante Mays | RB | 5'11, 220 | JR | 165 | 966 | 9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 43.0% | 0 (0) |
| LaJuan Hunt | RB | 5'8, 195 | SO | 106 | 338 | 5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 25.5% | 2 (2) |
| Kent Myers | QB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 72 | 448 | 3 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 38.9% | 6 (3) |
| Chuckie Keeton | QB | 6'2, 210 | SR | 43 | 230 | 1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 41.9% | 8 (2) |
| Damion Hobbs | QB | 6'2, 220 | SO | 19 | 109 | 1 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 52.6% | 1 (1) |
| Justen Hervey | RB | 5'9, 195 | FR | 14 | 47 | 1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 35.7% | 0 (0) |
| Tonny Lindsey | RB | 5'9, 190 | SO | 12 | 93 | 0 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Hunter Sharp | WR | 6'0, 200 | SR | 8 | 20 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 25.0% | 2 (1) |
| Nick Vigil | LB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 95.6 | 82 | 110.1 | 36 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 38.0% | 88 | 35.5% | 22 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.51 | 57 | 1.55 | 93 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 134 | 32 | 139.8 | 12 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Kent Myers | 6'0, 195 | SO | 121 | 199 | 1593 | 16 | 3 | 60.8% | 14 | 6.6% | 7.1 |
| Chuckie Keeton | 6'2, 210 | SR | 104 | 199 | 1001 | 4 | 7 | 52.3% | 7 | 3.4% | 4.6 |
| Damion Hobbs | 6'2, 220 | SO | 4 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14.6 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Hunter Sharp | WR | 6'0, 200 | SR | 109 | 71 | 827 | 9 | 11.7 | 7.6 | 65.1% | 45.9% | 29.0% |
| Wyatt Houston | TE | 6'5, 255 | JR | 45 | 25 | 307 | 3 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 55.6% | 48.9% | 12.0% |
| Devonte Robinson | WR | 6'2, 190 | SR | 41 | 20 | 326 | 2 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 48.8% | 34.1% | 10.9% |
| Andrew Rodriguez | WR | 5'10, 185 | JR | 37 | 27 | 281 | 1 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 73.0% | 40.5% | 9.8% |
| LaJuan Hunt | RB | 5'8, 195 | SO | 30 | 27 | 238 | 1 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 90.0% | 43.3% | 8.0% |
| Braelon Roberts | WR | 6'3, 200 | SO | 25 | 17 | 150 | 0 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 68.0% | 56.0% | 6.6% |
| Brandon Swindall | WR | 6'4, 205 | SR | 24 | 14 | 173 | 3 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 58.3% | 54.2% | 6.4% |
| Tyler Fox | WR | 5'11, 175 | FR | 16 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 15.0 | 4.7 | 31.2% | 25.0% | 4.3% |
| Kennedy Williams | RB | 5'8, 160 | JR | 15 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 4.0% |
| Zach Van Leeuwen | WR | 6'0, 185 | FR | 10 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 60.0% | 50.0% | 2.7% |
| Dax Raymond | TE | 6'5, 235 | FR | 9 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 44.4% | 44.4% | 2.4% |
| Tonny Lindsey | RB | 5'9, 190 | SO | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Jaren Colston-Green | WR | 6'3, 205 | SO | 3 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 27.0 | 18.0 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.8% |
| Chris Copier | TE | 6'6, 250 | JR | 2 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35.0 | 17.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Devante Mays | RB | 5'11, 220 | JR | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Nick Vigil | LB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 100.9 | 62 | 115.9 | 15 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 45.0% | 89 | 42.3% | 28 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.13 | 54 | 1.03 | 31 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.66 | 104 | 2.69 | 36 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.4% | 33 | 5.4% | 54 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 90.7 | 94 | 107.8 | 46 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 27.0% | 96 | 25.0% | 17 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.86 | 40 | 1.86 | 94 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.95 | 93 | 2.68 | 18 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 7.4% | 64 | 10.6% | 17 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 93.6 | 99 | 106.7 | 42 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 113.8 | 31 | 109.4 | 46 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 103.4 | 65 | 110.6 | 41 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 97.5 | 85 | 128.8 | 7 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 107.4 | 45 | 115.8 | 23 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 90.9 | 98 | 106.8 | 49 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 106.1 | 58 | 116.9 | 18 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.9% | 80 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 37.1% | 38 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | -3.8 | 99 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 66.8% | 118 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 70.8% | 2 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 38.5% | 25 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.3% | 52 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 3.3% | 106 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 6.0% | 18 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.9% | 42 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 29.5% | 90 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Nick Vigil | LB | 6'2, 235 | JR | 106.0 | 15.4% | 13.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyler Fackrell | LB | 6'5, 250 | SR | 59.5 | 8.6% | 15.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Marwin Evans | SS | 6'0, 210 | SR | 53.0 | 7.7% | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| LT Filiaga | LB | 5'11, 245 | SR | 51.0 | 7.4% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Davis | CB | 5'10, 175 | SO | 41.5 | 6.0% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Nielsen | DE | 6'5, 275 | SR | 39.5 | 5.7% | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Moala | NG | 6'2, 300 | SR | 38.0 | 5.5% | 12.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Devin Centers | FS | 5'9, 200 | JR | 37.5 | 5.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrey Green | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 36.0 | 5.2% | 11.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshane Hines | CB | 5'10, 185 | SR | 29.5 | 4.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Floyd | CB | 5'9, 185 | SR | 29.0 | 4.2% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jontrell Rocquemore | FS | 6'1, 200 | FR | 21.5 | 3.1% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ricky Ali'ifua | DE | 6'2, 285 | JR | 18.0 | 2.6% | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryant Hayes | CB | 5'9, 175 | SR | 15.0 | 2.2% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Taylor | DE | 6'2, 275 | SR | 12.0 | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siua Taufa | DE | 6'1, 280 | JR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Gray | CB | 5'11, 180 | JR | 10.5 | 1.5% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chasen Andersen | LB | 5'11, 220 | FR | 10.0 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jentz Painter | CB | 5'8, 175 | JR | 9.0 | 1.3% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Carmen | LB | 6'3, 230 | JR | 9.0 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmund Faimalo | DE | 6'2, 280 | JR | 9.0 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Togiai | LB | 6'3, 255 | SO | 7.5 | 1.1% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Okonkwo | LB | 6'1, 230 | SR | 5.5 | 0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarom Baldomero | LB | 5'11, 235 | SR | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Huerta | LB | 6'2, 230 | SO | 3.5 | 0.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected. | |||||||||||
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.8 | 98 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.28 | 109 |
| Punt Success Rate | 57.5% | 53 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 76.4% | 43 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 68.2% | 10 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 42.4% | 75 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Brock Warren | 6'2, 180 | JR | 39-42 | 8-11 | 72.7% |
| Jake Thompson | 6'0, 215 | JR | 7-7 | 3-6 | 50.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Aaron Dalton | 6'4, 220 | FR | 72 | 41.3 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 76.4% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jake Thompson | 6'0, 215 | JR | 67 | 63.5 | 38 | 56.7% | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brock Warren | 6'2, 180 | JR | 4 | 56.3 | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Andrew Rodriguez | 5'10, 185 | JR | 26 | 9.9 | 1 | 16 | 2 (2) |
| Hunter Sharp | 6'0, 200 | SR | 10 | 6.4 | 0 | 3 | 1 (1) |
| Jalen Davis | 5'10, 175 | SO | 6 | 9.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 (1) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Kennedy Williams | 5'8, 160 | JR | 12 | 30.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Hunter Sharp | 6'0, 200 | SR | 7 | 35.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jalen Davis | 5'10, 175 | SO | 6 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics